1 Jun 2012 05:14
4 Jun 2012 15:15
4 Jun 2012 15:52
Re: Best Websites
Hey Jeff, Depends on what your budget and skills are. I use Homestead ($100 per year and includes my domain-name) and it has proprietary software that is relatively easy-to-use with a minimal learning-curve. But http://www.wix.com/ is free (at least without a domain-name) and comes with lots of free templates. Cheers, Don Don Dougan www.dondougan.com
4 Jun 2012 16:16
Re: Best Websites
I asked my person that maintains my office web site the same question. She said: I recommend that you use WordPress. Some hosting companies (like GoDaddy) install WordPress for you. I recommend that you also use a WordPress plug in called "All in One SEO Pack" to set page specific description metatags. We've built many custom websites using this platform and then turned them over to the business to maintain. We provide customized written instructions to aid with the transfer of responsibility. Let me know if you'd like a quote to make one for you. Unfortunately, her quote for setting it up for me was $1500, so I set it up myself, after my hosting company installed a basic WordPress Template for me. There are many templates. I found the process relatively easy. WordPress is free, as is the All in One SEO Plug In. Good luck, Bill Weissinger
4 Jun 2012 21:30
Re: Best Websites
Greetings Jeff~~ I hate to admit it, but Intuit services has been terrific. I spoke with many friends who setup sites & they all pretty much agreed that a simple site (5-pages initially) would be best for displaying works. The other factor was how you use your site; i.e.- will it be more of a "portfolio" to view your work, will you possibly sell things, etc.). Some of these guys even use Intuit's Sitebuilder for their own clients with simple sites! You can add Paypal, facebook, or just about anything at any time. The support was also important to me. I got super helpful people to assist everytime I called with questions or didn't know how to do something. They walked me through every step. Intuit came through for me. You don't have to know HTML or other software codes to use their software. It took me 2-days (it generally takes a few hours if you want to use their photos... not recommended). But the tools that come with it are very useful such as: Who is viewing your site, their location, what time, what pages, how often things get viewed, etc. You can then alter/change your site metatags to best suit your needs. It very easy to learn & there are a variety of "pre-packaged" templates to use & alter in many different ways. I chose a template but completely changed the look. The other nice feature is you can add/delete new or old photos, rearrange layouts, etc., all without having to "ask an expert." I have 1-gig of memory with 15-pages to use & a solid domain name (.com) all for $9.99 per month. The normal start is 5-pages & 25-meg of memory but I called to complain that their new changes to the software were shrinking my .jpeg images much smaller than I prefered. So they gave me 10-extra pages (that I don't use all of) & a gig of memory for free. They want to get & keep your business. For anyone starting I would recommend searching the web for comparable website providers. That's how I began & it paid-off. While I don't have tons of visitors (about 1500 in almost 2-years now) the few works I sold more than paid for the site. I hate to sound like an advertising advocate for Intuit but it really worked for me. Peter Chiappori www.chiapporiarts.com(Continue reading)
5 Jun 2012 15:35
steatite quarries in western/central VA
I have to make a driving trip up to western MD and thought that I'd take a detour and pick up some steatite from Black Pearl Soapstone? I've purchased from another quarry and the steatite has inclusions which make it interesting for some purposes but I'm looking for homogenous black stone. Any suggestions? Are their other interesting possibilities? cheers, g2 -- Gary D. Grossman, PhD Professor of Animal Ecology Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA 30602 Research & teaching web site - http://grossman.myweb.uga.edu/<http://www.arches.uga.edu/%7Egrossman> Board of Editors - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation Editorial Board - Freshwater Biology Editorial Board - Ecology Freshwater Fish Sculpture by Gary D. Grossman http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Grossmans-Sculpture-Portfolio/124819124227147<http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/album.php?aid=2002317&id=1348406658> Hutson Gallery Provincetown, MA - www.hutsongallery.net/artists.html My ukulele channel - www.youtube.com/user/garydg29
5 Jun 2012 16:14
Re: steatite quarries in western/central VA
alberene soapstone co. in Schuyler, VA (either www.soapstoneventures.com or www.alberenesoapstone.com) & black pearl soapstone in Madison, va (www.blackpearlsoapstone.com) are the only 2 I'm familiar with. all of the soapstone I've found at alberene has either some veining or some inclusions, though they may have some without inclusions that was not available when I visited. I have seen the black pearl and saw no inclusions in it and they advertise theirs as inclusion-free. enjoy your trip! dianne davis -----Original Message----- From: Gary Grossman [mailto:gdgrossman@...] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 9:36 AM To: stone@... Subject: [stone] steatite quarries in western/central VA I have to make a driving trip up to western MD and thought that I'd take a detour and pick up some steatite from Black Pearl Soapstone? I've purchased from another quarry and the steatite has inclusions which make it interesting for some purposes but I'm looking for homogenous black stone. Any suggestions? Are their other interesting possibilities? cheers, g2 -- Gary D. Grossman, PhD Professor of Animal Ecology Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA 30602(Continue reading)
20 Jun 2012 13:39
20 Jun 2012 14:20
Re: still here
Morning Oscar...well, I’m still here, and you appear to be as well. I think it’s just a quiet time. I threw out some question of cave artist theories a ways back...a bit of tongue in cheek devil’s advocacy which got a few folks engaged but not much since. Saw a great little film on said re: cave in France with beautiful horses...not stick-figures or partial figures. It also noted that the handprints on the walls were made by the same person rather than a group of people because of the configuration of the baby finger, which I found interesting. Maybe the heat has lulled folks into low gear. marg
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